We are in that season again, that season of the year when
all is dry and dusty, folk its Harmattan in Nigeria again.
During this season, our nose feels dry and
breathing is a little tougher because of the composition of dust in the air it will shock you to know that our cars also face similar issues through its nose too, the air intake
channel!!!, but fortunately vehicle manufacturers designed the car in a way that
would not allow this dust get through the nose by putting a changeable mask to trap the dust while allowing clean air go through into the engine, this
mask are the Air filter.
The engine is not the only one that enjoys this mask, the cabin(inside the car) also enjoys a similar mask, the cabin air filter. During harmattan, there is so much dust in the air that the engine air filter get dirty easily and
clogged up with this dirt thereby reducing the amount of air that gets into the engine. The
cabin air filter also gets clogged with dust reducing the performance of the
HVAC(heating,ventilation, air conditioning) system of the vehicle.
It is therefore necessary to check the condition of these
filters as we start the season, change it if its already clogged or dirty. Go
to your mechanic today and check.
Just the way there is a tendency for human to suffocate with
very little or no air, blocked,clogged and dirty air filters can suffocate the
engine of enough air reducing engine performance and increasing fuel consumption..
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